2010年7月14日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


U.S. hands over prisons and prisoners to Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 03:27 PM PDT

A video grab shows former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz listening to the court verdict while in the dock in Baghdad March 11, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqiya TV via Reuters TVReuters - The United States has handed over to Iraq dozens of detained former officials of Saddam Hussein's government, including one of its most public faces, ex-Foreign Minister Tareq Aziz, an official said on Wednesday.


Iraq faces new test in US handover of last prison (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 1, 2004 file photo cleared by the US military, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's former deputy prime minister, appears in a courtroom at Camp Victory, a former Saddam palace on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq.  Iraq's deputy justice minister says U.S. authorities have handed over 55 members of Saddam Hussein's former regime, including the longtime international face of the regime, Tariq Aziz.  (AP Photo/Karen Ballard/Pool, File)AP - The U.S. military has handed over Tariq Aziz and dozens of other members of Saddam Hussein's inner circle to Iraqi authorities who will assume control Thursday of the last American-run detention facility in the country.


Six killed, 20 wounded in Iraq attacks: officials (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Iraqi police set up road blocks in Baghdad in June 2010. A series of six attacks in Baghdad and a shooting west of the capital killed six people, including three daughters and the grandson of a Sufi Muslim order's leader, Iraqi officials said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A series of six attacks in Baghdad and a shooting west of the capital killed six people, including three daughters and the grandson of a Sufi Muslim order's leader, Iraqi officials said Wednesday.


Lion, wolves and bears draw the crowds at Baghdad pet shop (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Sabah Al-Azawi has always had a soft spot for wild animals. Nowadays the former soldier sells lions, wolves and even bears in the heart of Baghdad. AFPTV discovers that his pet shop is certainly a speciality business in the Iraqi capital. Duration: 01:55(AFPTV)AFP - Sabah Alazawi is doing a roaring trade these days at his Baghdad pet shop -- and not only because he has a lion for sale. Along with dogs, he also offers bears, wolves, monkeys and vultures.


Charges dropped against gay veteran protester (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 08:15 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors have dropped all charges against an openly gay Iraq War veteran who twice chained himself to a White House fence to protest the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Jailed Tareq Aziz handed over to Iraqis (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 07:37 AM PDT

Former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz testifies for the defence during Saddam's trial in Baghdad in 2006. Aziz and 25 other jailed members of Saddam Hussein's former regime were transferred from the US military to Iraqi authorities, a government spokesman said(AFP/File/Marco Di Lauro)AFP - Former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz and 25 other jailed members of Saddam Hussein's former regime were transferred from the US military to Iraqi authorities, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.


Saudi to restart Iraq flights after 20-year freeze (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 04:32 AM PDT

A bus waits for passengers to disembark from a plane at Baghdad International Airport in April. Saudi airline Alwafeer will begin regular flights to Iraq this week, some 20 years after the kingdom stopped flights following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, an airline official said.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Saudi airline Alwafeer will begin regular flights to Iraq this week, some 20 years after the kingdom stopped flights following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, an airline official said Wednesday.


Turkey to form professional army to fight rebels (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 04:02 AM PDT

AP - Turkey is working on plans for a specially trained military unit to man troublesome outposts along the Turkish-Iraqi border and fight autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels, the defense minister said Wednesday.

Iraq's artists reflect pain, trauma of the war (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:06 PM PDT

AP - Iraq's artists are using their work to try to process the turmoil since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, and what they are producing shows a profound anger over their country's traumas and uncertainty over its future.

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